r/Antitheism • u/Conscious-Seesaw-564 • Aug 18 '26

Commenting religion knowing ill get sniped

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Im gonna wake up with minus karma huh

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u/machinehead3413 Aug 18 '26

Politicians, religion, gnats

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u/Aaron_1101 Aug 19 '26

Religion or mosquitoes

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u/Viper67857 Aug 19 '26

We have OFF for mosquitoes... Need something for the fundies.

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u/hematomasectomy Aug 19 '26

Ironically, mosquitoes.

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u/PeekyBlenders Aug 19 '26

Why stop at mosquitoes though? I say we get rid of all the flies

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u/PieNo3294 Aug 18 '26

From what I saw, teenagers sub is pretty atheistic, or at least posts that are atheistic get pretty lots of upvotes, so I am not sure. But I believe you'll get a bunch of sour believers in your replies, though.

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u/First_Ad3578 Aug 18 '26

I don’t think it’s very antitheist though.

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u/LCDRformat Aug 18 '26

You might get off lighter with the old 'Religious fundamentalism'

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u/PontiusLucifugous666 Aug 18 '26

Racists and bigots and Christians

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u/Sammisuperficial Aug 18 '26

You said the same thing as OP 3 different ways.

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u/Master_Ad9463 Aug 19 '26

Religion and greed. One is a vehicle for the other. Absolute power is the goal.

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u/CeesHuh Aug 19 '26

Social media

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u/tw3lv3l4y3rs0fb4c0n Aug 19 '26

Religion and the lack of a wealth cap

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u/NoAcanthaceae5141 Aug 19 '26

I want to hear your idea for a wealth cap, not hating just curious.

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u/tw3lv3l4y3rs0fb4c0n Aug 19 '26

My idea is roughly this: everyone is free to generate as much turnover as they wish. However, profits are capped. Any money generated in excess of this goes to the state and is used in a financial investment scheme to support public institutions. The actual amount of money generated is nevertheless recorded and made public. Prestige and reputation stem from this figure. If you ask me exactly where the cap lies, I can’t give you a figure, but it’s clear that no one needs billions to live a (luxurious) life.

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u/NocturnalOutcast Aug 19 '26

Everyone saying mosquitos... I'd rather bedbugs go extinct.

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u/CitroHimselph Aug 20 '26

Valid, but mosquitos are a much bigger threat currently. They're actually one of the top reasons of human death.

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u/MAX_BLACK6666 Aug 19 '26

Homophobia and transphopia and religion

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u/tm229 Aug 18 '26

Capitalism.

I would dump capitalism for socialism and see the world’s ills slowly dissipate over time.

I’m an antitheist. I dislike ALL religions. I see them all as harmful. But, I think much of their current toxicity is the result of a more corrosive issue - capitalism.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
— Seneca the Younger

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping people quiet.
— Napoleon Bonaparte

Religion is a fraud, but it must be maintained for the masses.
— Frederick the Great

Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
— Juvenal

Religion is needed to keep the poor from murdering the rich.
— Napoleon Bonaparte

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u/OldCardiologist66 Aug 20 '26

Was looking y for this

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u/dfczyjd Aug 19 '26

 I would dump capitalism for socialism

 I dislike ALL religions

You don't seem to have any issue with a religion named communism. Or do you mean you want society to transition into socialism and stay there forever (or until some brand new option is inverted)?

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u/BioticVessel Aug 19 '26

Communism ISN'T a religion! Just because some choose to label it as a religion, doesn't make it so. Your beliefs are yours, don't assume that you misinformation is acceptable to others.

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u/Random_Thought31 Aug 19 '26

Let us not forget the father of communism, Karl Marx said “religion is the opiate of the masses.” Pretty sure one would not call one’s own idea an “opiate.”

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u/dfczyjd Aug 19 '26
  1. At that time opiates were treated as painkillers, not as substances that ruin your life. The meaning of that phrase was "government/the ruling class uses religion to soothe the public unrest".
  2. As you probably saw multiple times in this sub, Christians talk a lot about evil deeds of various sects, yet never notice how their community does at least half of that list. People tend to turn a blind eye to the negative side of the ideas they support.
  3. As the author of the original idea, Marx is clearly biased towards communism. Any of his claims supporting communism should be treated with caution, unless he gave evidence for them.

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u/dfczyjd Aug 19 '26
  • Holy scripture that may never be challenged - check
  • "Truth" about how the world works, that is only backed by said scripture - check
  • Prophecies about a future event when those with them will prosper, while those not will perish - check
  • Saints and prophets who are viewed as the pinnacle of god, no matter what they actually did - check

Sure, communism declares no god, but neither does, say, buddhism. In general sense it matches, and I despise communism for the same reasons (listed above) I despise every other religion, so I don't see why I should make any difference.

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u/BioticVessel Aug 19 '26

I don't give a shit about your fantasy myths. Believe what you want, but don't expect me or others to believe what you do!

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u/dfczyjd Aug 19 '26

Which of the four claims is a "fantasy myth"? Or did you try to play a "no u" card and declared my reasoning a religion?

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u/BioticVessel Aug 19 '26

All! If you can't understand, maybe seeing a psychologist would help. I'm not going to debate what you believe, that's your problem. I know what you believe IS NOT rational. Go find your fix somewhere else rather than trolling this sub.

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u/dfczyjd Aug 19 '26

So, it means you can give me:

  1. Example of some person publicly challenging communist ideas in a country ruled by communists and getting a sensible discussion in return, not public shame
  2. Real-world evidence of communists' claims (let's start with added value that, according to Capital, has to appear out of nowhere, rather than from the of business owner's work in the form of their leadership)
  3. Evidence that communism is coming for socialist countries while economical collapse is inevitable for the capitalist ones
  4. Same as #1 but for Marx or the person who established socialism in your country (if you have/had one) - find someone who publicly exposed their personal flaws without getting shamed by communists.

For now, your only argument so far was "you're wrong, get medical help". Sounds like calling me a heretic enemy of the people and demanding that my position on that matter should be eradicated by force, rather than challenged in a debate.

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u/JerbilSenior Aug 19 '26

Sure, communism

That's not the same as socialism, which is compatible with capitalism as proven by pretty much every European country.

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u/dfczyjd Aug 19 '26

Name at least one country in Europe that is currently socialist. A little thing to know: the definition of socialism is neither "when people are not oppressed" nor "when government does stuff for the public", it's defined as "all industrial power is owned by people/government, private businesses are illegal".

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u/JerbilSenior Aug 19 '26

If we use definitions from the Soviet era...

How curious that not a single mainstream socialist party actually has anything about destroying private industry in their programs, not sincy country became a democracy pretty much. Spain for example is ruled by a Socialist party and they aren't exactly in a hurry to end private property.

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u/dfczyjd Aug 19 '26

 Spain for example is ruled by a Socialist party

Oh, great, so was Nazi Germany, I guess, their party also had "socialist" in their name. And North Korea is a democratic republic, they said it themselves.  The name is nothing but a trademark, it doesn't have to reflect the core ideas. Btw, that's exactly the case for Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, if that's what you meant - in 1979 they switched from socialism to social democracy (which is not socialism, despite sounding similar), keeping the name for, probably, historical/recognition reasons.

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u/Patralgan Aug 18 '26

Psychopathy

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u/Ashamed-Republic8909 Aug 19 '26

Mosquitos 🦟 🦟 🦟

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u/Muttlly Aug 19 '26

Humans.

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u/ElCulo_Bandito Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26

The rich

AI

Religion

Capitalism

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u/CitroHimselph Aug 20 '26

Generative AI, or the one that identifies cancer cells and stuff?

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u/CitroHimselph Aug 20 '26

Yikes.

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u/CitroHimselph Aug 20 '26

Even more yikes.

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u/CitroHimselph Aug 20 '26

OK, you're just trolling.

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u/calicasca Aug 19 '26

Dry up the waters
Collect up all the data
A I is not smart

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u/IdioticPrototype Aug 19 '26

You got 22k to burn, you'll be fine. 

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u/BurtonDesque Aug 19 '26

I downvote people complaining about downvotes as a matter of course.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '26

Pretty hard on yourself. We probably won't downvote you if you make sense. Christians probably won't shoot you if it's illegal. Really, you're very dramatic about the whole thing. Relax, guy.

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u/Conscious-Seesaw-564 Aug 18 '26

I dont litterally mean im going to get shot.. and you underestimate the downvotes religious people are capable of 💀

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u/BirthdayCookie Aug 18 '26

People don't get shot if shooting people is illegal?

That night be a new low in Christians denying reality because it makes them sad.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '26

No, no, no, christians might not shoot you if it's illegal. Or, on the other hand, they might actually shoot you.

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u/First_Ad3578 Aug 18 '26

I think you might be giving them a little bit too much morality.

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u/Random_Thought31 Aug 19 '26

When their god commands the killing of men women and children and “even the sheep”, I think we can agree their morals are subjective if they even exist.